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For me, Baltimore is the best up close, Charlotte at a reasonable distance, and Atlanta’s (C&S, then NationsBank) crown lit up at night—though it is still a distant second in ATL to the crown of One Atlantic Center (aka the IBM tower).
For me, Baltimore is the best up close, Charlotte at a reasonable distance, and Atlanta’s (C&S, then NationsBank) crown lit up at night—though it is still a distant second in ATL to the crown of One Atlantic Center (aka the IBM tower).
Baltimore's is iconic. Imagine if it were taller at 800-1000 feet! Atlanta's is far more impressive from a distance, but up close her edges are missing/lace front showing....
I like Atlanta's best.. but then again I'm the most familiar with it. Providence's out of these has a classic look-Houston probably the most distinctive look.
What an interesting thread! I was searching something to read about skyscrapers and found this. My favorites:
1. Charlotte
2. Miami
3. Seattle
4. Providence
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BTW, If you don't like buildings with pointed tops, you'd hate Atlanta's skyline - there are lots of buildings with pointed crowns. There was a bit of an obsession among architects to include that feature on buildings back in the 80s and 90s.
One of the reasons why I really dig Atlanta's skyline. I like that style of building a lot more than the repetitive aqua marine glass boxes going up everywhere, Seattle has one of those buildings that's my favorite tower in its skyline 1201 Third Ave (was called the WaMu tower when I was there when Washington Mutual was a thing). I love its crown. It's a handsome sturdy looking building.
Seattle's BoA tower is impressive. When driving up I-5 from the south it sits very commandingly at foreground of the skyline. It's the first building that jumps out at you when the freeway traverses those S curves on the hillside just before the West Seattle bridge exit where the skyline unfolds. I always loved that approach to the city. The BoA tower was locally called Columbia tower back in the day even when BoA aquired it and maybe it still is. It's a sleek standout for sure.
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